Chapter 531
The old couple never gave any money to their children. Zhiyuan had a monthly salary of 370 yuan.
With three children, a wife, the two of them, and himself, each person in the family had only 50 yuan per month to spend.
The granddaughter and daughter-in-law were both spendthrifts, so it was impossible for them to save any money.
Zhang Hanyu was stunned by the question.
“My mom’s money… of course, my dad gave it to her, plus her own salary. When it wasn’t enough, she went to borrow some from my grandfather, grandmother, and uncle,” he hurriedly came up with an explanation.
Chief Deputy Cheng stood to the side, looking at Zhang Hanyu with an expression that seemed to be saying, “Are you serious?”
He really couldn’t understand how the Zhang family had suddenly gone from a solid family to one that seemed utterly dysfunctional by the third generation.
No, it wasn’t just dysfunction—it was an outright mutation!
Who in their right mind would be so stupid as to start throwing their family members under the bus before even being questioned?
Peng Huijing had already been taken to the national security office, and after a whole day of questioning, no important details or evidence had come up.
Yet, her own son walked in and immediately delivered them a big gift.
At that thought, Chief Deputy Cheng was so excited he almost wanted to go and interrogate Peng Huijing right away.
Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Wang had already suspected that this matter was tied to Peng Huijing.
But when they heard this, both of their faces turned as pale as ghosts.
“How could this happen? How could this happen? I thought at most we’d have a few family troubles after bringing a woman like that into our home. I never imagined she would want to endanger the lives of the whole family!”
Grandpa Zhang felt his vision blur with anger and nearly fainted.
Luckily, Chief Deputy Cheng stepped forward and supported him, allowing him to regain his balance.
“Such misfortune for the family, such misfortune…” Grandpa Zhang sighed deeply.
Then, after a complicated glance at Zhang Hanyu, he turned to Grandma Wang and said, “Let’s go. The rest is for the police comrades to handle.”
Zhang Hanyu, seeing his grandfather’s reaction, suddenly realized something was wrong.
He hurriedly chased after them.
“Grandpa, Grandma! Don’t leave me! Don’t leave me here alone! What’s going on? You can’t just leave me in the dark!” Zhang Hanyu, gritting his teeth through the pain, clung to the iron bars and desperately questioned.
Grandpa Zhang almost laughed in anger. “You’re so stupid and reckless, and you like to court death! Do you have any idea how much you and your family have spent over the years? Do you not even have a clue? Even if your dad saved all the money he gave your mom and added your mom’s 120 yuan a month, it would only amount to 3,600 yuan a year.
In just a few short months, you lost 60,000 yuan. Even if you didn’t eat or drink, it would take you 16 years to save that much money to pay back your gambling debts. Do you think your mom has that kind of money? Do you think your grandparents are willing to give you that much?”
Peng Huijing had been married to the Zhang family for years, but her own family had never given her any help.
Instead, they always found excuses to make Peng Huijing do things for them.
“Grandpa, what do you mean by that? You can’t just say things like that!” Zhang Hanyu was startled and immediately denied it.
But even as he said that, he had already begun to guess something from his grandfather’s words.
Though he didn’t want to admit it, upon reflection, there were indeed many inconsistencies.
The more Zhang Hanyu thought about it, the more terrified he became. He hurriedly reached out to grab Grandpa Zhang’s sleeve.
“Grandpa, don’t go. Don’t leave me! I only borrowed money to gamble, I didn’t do anything else that would hurt people!” he pleaded, his voice hoarse and desperate.
But Chief Deputy Cheng, standing nearby, couldn’t hide his disdain as he responded, “Are you sure about that? Based on the testimonies we’ve gathered, it seems you’ve done more than just that.”
“You’re talking nonsense! I’ve never asked about my mom’s affairs, let alone interfere with them,” Zhang Hanyu denied in a panic.
Right now, if his mother’s actions were linked to espionage, no one would be able to help them.
The national security office would certainly take them all down.
“When did I mention Peng Huijing? Do you remember how you were first brought into that underground casino and got addicted to gambling?” Chief Deputy Cheng reminded him.
Zhang Hanyu’s mind was buzzing as he tried to recall the details.
He was about to give up and ask, but suddenly, his mind clicked.
In an instant, his eyes widened in horror.